Tag: Facets Cinémathèque

“A devastatingly direct and intimate study of the effects of war on ordinary people” —Sight and Sound “[The film] brings the everyday horror home with the kind of realism associated with the most gripping war films” —Hollywood Reporter Trapped inside her own home as the city around her is reduced to rubble, mother of three…

To celebrate its 15th Anniversary in Chicago, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) – hosted by Facets Cinematheque and presented by ArtMattan Productionsts from June 9 to 15 – will present its most ambitious program to date in the windy city. With 16 documentaries and fiction films set in The United States, Chile, Canada,…

This outstanding event will feature a selection of Black Independent Films from around the world, showcasing U.S. and Chicago premieres. The African Diaspora Film Festival is an eclectic mix of foreign, independent, classic and urban films representing the global Black experience through an extraordinary range of subjects and artistic approaches. The Facets Cinémathèque 1517 W….

“Passionate, polemical… commentary by Argentinians today explaining the significance of the tango is where the doc really catches at your heartstrings”—Film Journal International Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango explores the expression of Tango’s Africanness and the contribution of African cultures in the creation of the tango. Tango was a reflection of the social…

A special screening of the Argentinean heist comedy “To Fool a Thief,” part of monthly Reel Film Club series Master thief Sebastian (Daniel Hendler) discovers that the Aztec mask he stole during one of his high-tech heists is a fake: rival Mariana (Valeria Bertucelli) stole the real one. He follows her to Mendoza where both…